Shaky Hand Video – Texas on the Potomachttps://blog.chron.com/txpotomac
Washington news with a Texas accentMon, 16 Nov 2015 20:28:37 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.4Newt Gingrich and the transvestite he left in San Francisco (VIDEO)https://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2012/02/newt-gingrich-and-the-transvestite-he-left-in-san-francisco-video/
https://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2012/02/newt-gingrich-and-the-transvestite-he-left-in-san-francisco-video/#respondTue, 28 Feb 2012 00:26:30 +0000http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/?p=30553For years, Newt Gingrich has dropped the phrase "San Francisco Values." It's a laugh line/nod-in-agreement touchstone in conservative circles. But at the California Republican Party convention this past weekend, we finally got to ask the former House Speaker and presidential candidate what exactly he means by that.]]>https://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2012/02/newt-gingrich-and-the-transvestite-he-left-in-san-francisco-video/feed/0TexMessage: After Rangers choke in World Series, Texas senators dish out Blue Bell ice cream to Missouri senatorshttps://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/11/texmessage-texas-missouri-senators-settle-world-series-wager/
https://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/11/texmessage-texas-missouri-senators-settle-world-series-wager/#respondFri, 04 Nov 2011 07:00:01 +0000http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/?p=24205
As if it didn’t sting enough that their beloved Texas Rangers lost the World Series, Texas senators had to settle a wager they lost to their Missouri counterparts when the St. Louis Cardinals won last week.]]>https://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/11/texmessage-texas-missouri-senators-settle-world-series-wager/feed/0Rick Perry explains why he’s better than Michele Bachmann (with video)https://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/08/rick-perry-explains-why-hes-better-than-michele-bachmann-with-video/
https://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/08/rick-perry-explains-why-hes-better-than-michele-bachmann-with-video/#respondWed, 17 Aug 2011 18:55:12 +0000http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/?p=19009As you watch images of a rabid pack of reporters (hand raised here) chasing the presidential candidates around Iowa and New Hampshire, keep in mind that often, the media are receiving scraps of answers to all sorts of questions. Sometimes the scraps can be sewn into a story.
So after some elbowing, our Shaky Hand Productions crew asked Gov. Rick Perry a direct question -- and got a complete sentence response -- Monday at the Iowa State Fair. The question: What makes you a better candidate than Rep. Michele Bachmann, who would be his chief rival for Iowa's social conservative voters?]]>https://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/08/rick-perry-explains-why-hes-better-than-michele-bachmann-with-video/feed/0Will Rick Perry survive Iowa’s Soapbox of Death? (with video)https://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/08/will-rick-perry-survive-iowas-soapbox-of-death-with-video/
https://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/08/will-rick-perry-survive-iowas-soapbox-of-death-with-video/#respondMon, 15 Aug 2011 18:52:54 +0000http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/?p=18861Gov. Rick Perry survived -- and won, according to many in the audience -- the Battle of Waterloo with Rep. Michele Bachmann Sunday night here. On Monday, he heads to the Iowa State Fair for a few minutes on its soapbox.
What's so tough about speaking to fairgoers sucking down fried butter on stick? Ask Mitt Romney.]]>https://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/08/will-rick-perry-survive-iowas-soapbox-of-death-with-video/feed/0Iowa hears from Rick Perry for the first time. Now you can listen, too.https://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/08/iowa-hears-from-rick-perry-for-the-first-time-now-you-can-listen-too/
https://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/08/iowa-hears-from-rick-perry-for-the-first-time-now-you-can-listen-too/#respondMon, 15 Aug 2011 02:28:44 +0000http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/?p=18803Here's a snippet of Texas Gov. Rick Perry's first campaign speech in Iowa. It will be interesting to see how his stumper evolves.
This one was very folksy and charming. A West Texas childhood of 4H, piano lessons, being an Eagle Scout and some of that ol' time religion -- being a Methodist or a Baptist were the only choices, he joked. He talked about how he met his wife, who was in the audience, along with a son, a daughter and a daughter-in-law. The 300 Black Hawk County Republicans lapped it up, applauding several times.]]>https://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/08/iowa-hears-from-rick-perry-for-the-first-time-now-you-can-listen-too/feed/0Video: Rick Perry gets rock star reception in Iowahttps://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/08/video-rick-perry-gets-rock-star-reception-in-iowa/
https://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/08/video-rick-perry-gets-rock-star-reception-in-iowa/#respondSun, 14 Aug 2011 23:00:02 +0000http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/?p=18780Texas Gov. Rick Perry just hit his first campaign stop in Iowa -- a Republican Party dinner in Rep. Michele Bachmann's hometown -- and was greeted like a rock star.
And Shaky Hand Productions was there to see Perry swoop into the 82-year-old Electric Park ballroom, and immediately start cooing with little kids, shaking hands, throwing bear hugs or sitting down and chatting with it seemed like each of the 270 who paid $30 to get in.]]>https://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/08/video-rick-perry-gets-rock-star-reception-in-iowa/feed/0Ron Paul and Herman Cain to Rick Perry: BRING IT ON!!!https://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/08/ron-paul-and-herman-cain-to-rick-perry-bring-it-on/
https://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/08/ron-paul-and-herman-cain-to-rick-perry-bring-it-on/#respondWed, 10 Aug 2011 23:45:21 +0000http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/?p=18411Finally, we've found two Republican prez candidates who aren't afraid to comment about Texas Guv Rick Perry entering the race: Herman Cain and Rep. Ron Paul.]]>https://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/08/ron-paul-and-herman-cain-to-rick-perry-bring-it-on/feed/0Rick “Phantom Menace” Perry shakes up GOP. Tim Pawlenty speechless (with video)https://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/08/rick-phantom-menace-perry-shakes-up-gop-tim-pawlenty-speechless-with-video/
https://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/08/rick-phantom-menace-perry-shakes-up-gop-tim-pawlenty-speechless-with-video/#respondWed, 10 Aug 2011 19:43:11 +0000http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/?p=18374

We will shamelessly steal from conservative blogger The Other McCain and say that Gov. Rick Perry is the Phantom Menace of the GOP presidential scrum. Dude just announced that he's GOING to announce that he's going to run for prez...and everybody's trying to figure out how to respond. Now comes word that Perry will be in Iowa Sunday speaking in Rep. Michele Bachmann's hometown of Waterloo. Oh, it's on now...]]>https://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/08/rick-phantom-menace-perry-shakes-up-gop-tim-pawlenty-speechless-with-video/feed/0